Rick Broida

Tech/management/Vegas blog Rands in Repose offers this sobering take on resumes:

The terrifying reality regarding your resume is that for all the many hours you put into fine-tuning, you've got 30 seconds to make an impression on me. Maybe less.

The author, who cites 15 years of resume-reading experience, details each step of his review process, including what he looks for in the first pass of a resume and what it takes to make it to a second pass. The info here is tailored to programmers/engineers, but most of it is applicable to anyone who's hunting for work. Ultimately, the author says, your resume should deliver "a glimpse and a hook." If nothing else, this is very interesting reading from the vantage point of someone who actually hires people. When you're done, feel free to peruse our myriad other job-search posts. — Rick Broida